Doodling and colouring is a great activity for kids of all ages (and grown ups too!) It encourages time away from screens and technology, relaxes us, and stimulates our imagination. This summer theme activity pack contains 26 outlines, all designed by me for kids to decorate with colour, patterns and doodles, using pens, pencils, crayons, paint or collage. A handy download pack for the classroom, home schoolers, summer play dates or a family on hoilday. The pack contains the following templates, in vector format, so they can be enlarged without pixelating. 1. beach hut 2. ‘summer is here’ postcard 3. beach towels 4. 4 pineapples 5. 12 orange/lemon/lime slices 6. 3 watermelon slices 7. large watermelon slice 8. 12 popsicles/lollipops 9. large pineapple 10. large popsicle/lollipop 11. abstract sunshine squares 12. 12 starfish 13. 6 apples 14. 3 dolphins 15. flip flops 16. mini bunting 17. blank postcard 18. abstract waves 1 19. abstract waves 2 20. 6 flip flops 21. 2 wetsuits 22. 3 swimsuits 23. 6 shorts 24. 6 t shirts 25. 5 surfboards 26. 6 volleyballs

These vintage fairground-inspired A to Z alphabet uppercase letters and posters have been designed and individually created by hand on Adobe Illustrator and make a great visual impact on classrooms for all age groups. Ideal decoration for the first week back to school. These letters can be individually cut out and coloured/decorated or used as they are. Or for instant zing, print onto coloured paper of your choice - or a variety of colours for a carnival garland feel. In the 40 page pack, you will receive the following jpeg files: 1. A-Z large letters, one letter per page, measuring 19cm/7.5 inches high, ideal for garlands and larger displays 2. A-Z small letters, 4 per page, measuring 10cm/4 inches high, ideal for bulletin boards, titles and name making activities 3. Five bulletin board posters, US letter size, with the words: Our Bulletin Board Welcome Back All About Me Best Class Ever Reach For The Stars

This easy to use, ‘print and go’ fun bumper Canada Day maple leaf themed art and craft resource pack has been designed to encourage students to explore shape, colour, design and pattern in an abstract, contemporary, experimental way and to provide plenty of Canada Day themed decorations to have fun making and to enhance the classroom / home / summer camp environment. 42 Page Contents overview: 1. ‘Happy Canada Day’ bunting to cut out and make 2. Bookmarks to print and cut out - outline and coloured versions 3. Canada Day Facts Page 4. Design worksheets for creating Canada Day flip flops, baseball caps, t shirts 5. 4 challenging abstract maple leaf art activities, ‘hidden’, ‘overlapping’ and ‘musical’ 6. Posters for the classroom 7. Decorative border pages for creative writing 8. ‘O Canada’ 9. Canada Day wristbands to make and wear 10. Canada themed words for the bulletin board 11. Decorative papers for craft activities Examples: Photographs of actual examples are included to give you ideas for the art activities, using paints, pastels and felt tip pens Key materials needed: 1. good quality paper for printing 3. felt tips / pencils / oil pastels / crayons / watercolour paints and brushes 4. scissors 5. string / tape / pegs if you would like to make garlands and wristbands Please take a look around my store, where you’ll find lots of inspiring and affordable resource packs to spark young imaginations and keep creativity flowing. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2017

Have fun this Christmas and engage students creatively with this Instagram style, 'tech' mobile phone/tablet Christmas Doodle App 'Art Phone', drawing and writing activity. This activity invites students to cut out and make their own festive doodle art-phone, and then to complete the 'Texting Santa' questions and to write a 'Dear Santa' letter. The finished templates measure 4.8 x 9.5 inches. 1. The doodle page: Illustrate the 9 festive objects with thumbnail doodles or drawings, Christmas Tree, Bauble, Angel, Snowman, Snowflake, Santa, Gift, Holly, Stocking. Two options are included: - a template with drawings to colour (hand drawn by me) - a template with words to draw your own images 2. Dear Santa - write a letter 3. Texting Santa - answer his questions (honestly!): Ho Ho Ho! Have you been good this year? What would you like me to bring you? What do you love most about Christmas? How can you help others this Christmas? 4. A Christmas card template is included, entitled 'appy Christmas' - print out, decorate and fold to complete. Considerations, how to use this activity: Consider the space around the images you draw How do the 9 images look collectively? Is there an emerging theme or style or colour? What colours do we associate with words? eg Christmas Tree: green Work imaginatively! The included example uses felt tips The completed art-phones will work well pegged up as a garland or can decorate a wall, door or bulletin board. Templates are designed by me on Adobe Illustrator, and are vector based, so can be enlarged to any size without pixelating if you prefer to work to a larger scale than the templates provided. These templates are designed to print on US letter/A4 size paper Have a fun Christmas! All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2016

Engage children creatively with this Instagram style, mobile phone/tablet ‘All About Me’ art and writing activity. Perfect for the first week back to school. Children can learn more about themselves and their peers and teachers can get to know more about their new students in an imaginative way. This activity invites students to cut out and make their own fold out booklet style art-phone, and then to complete the image making on the front cover and the written elements inside. The front cover: Illustrate the 9 answers to prompts with thumbnail doodles or drawings, eg age, family, favourite movie, animal etc The 2 fold out inner pages: ‘Let’s Chat’, designed in a text message style, asks more investigative questions including, How will you achieve your goals? What support do you need? ‘More About Me’: Includes, name your 3 goals, 5 fascinating facts Open ended questions to complete, such as ‘I imagine…’ ‘People like me because…’ Considerations, how to use this activity: How can students move beyond words, and ‘draw their answers’ Consider the space around the images you draw How do the 9 images look collectively? Is there an emerging theme or style or colour? What colours do we associate with words? eg carrot: orange and green Work imaginatively! The included example uses a black ball point pen and felt tips The completed art-phones slip comfortably into a back pocket. They will work well pegged up as a garland or can decorate a wall, door or bulletin board. All artwork is designed by me, and is vector based, so can be enlarged without pixelating. Ideal for use as an icebreaker activity or as an art specific lesson. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2016

Celebrate Valentine’s Day creatively with these no-prep Pop Art colouring pages and card-making activities, inspired by the work of British artist, Sir Peter Blake. Teachers and students can show each other appreciation by sharing cards. Decorate your classroom with bold artwork and garlands, with a 'Love' theme for the month of February. Pop Art Contents: 1. Art activity exploring colour, shape and pattern, inspired by Pop Art 2. Photographs of finished examples for reference 3. Pop Art facts page 4. Coloured garland and poster 5. Garland template to decorate and make 6. Coloured card ready to send 7. Card to colour and send 8. Mini cards from student to student to make and share 9. Mini cards from teacher to student with 4 positive message options: 'It's great having you in my class!' 'You are an amazing student!' 'I'm so lucky to be your teacher' 'I'm so very proud of you!' Materials needed: 1. Heavy-weight paper for printing the templates and cards 2. Felt tip pens / coloured pencils 3. Scissors 4. Pegs and string for hanging the garland Please get in touch with me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks! Diane Copyright ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2023. All rights reserved by the author.

This 41 page detailed football themed creative art activity pack has been designed to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental way. Templates and activity sheets have been created to encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern, graphic and sportswear design. All designs are original and have been hand drawn and scanned or digitised by me to create unique activities. The 41 page pack also includes football inspired bunting and flags for the classroom or homeschool environment. There are also templates for medals, rosettes and trophies which are useful for end of term celebrations, awards and sports day activities. Ideal also for football themed kids parties or as handy time fillers on vacation or whilst travelling this summer. The pack includes the following templates with several colour examples for easy use in the classroom: ‘All about me’ football activity sheet Bunting, flags, medals, rosettes, trophy templatesto colour and make Finger puppets and soccer pitch templates for fun competition and play Design templates, to create football team strips, tops, shorts, socks, caps, football boots A selection of imaginative, creative doodle sheets and challenging coloring pages - includes footballs, football nets and more

This 27 page Easter creative colouring pack has been designed by the Imagination Box. The download contains 1) a 14 page Happy Easter bunting pack for the classroom to decorate and make - each letter inside an egg is A4/US letter size to make approx 10 feet of bunting. 2) 10 Easter card templates for children to colour, including chicks, eggs, rabbits. The designs are modern and imaginative, and created to encourage exploration of colour, pattern and abstract shape. Card designs are placed on half the page and ready to fold. Suitable for children age 3+ using a wide variety of materials such as water colour, pastels, collage, depending on age and ability.

Celebrate Chinese New Year 2018, The Year of The Dog, with colour, imagination and fun! This detailed creative Chinese New Year Art activity pack has been designed to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental way. The templates and activities aim to encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern and graphic design whilst also providing Chinese New Year themed decor for the classroom or home. Use this range of creative activities throughout the festival period, for full art lessons, early finishers, fun stuff or creative homework. All ready to print and go' templates are formatted to print on US/A4 paper and only a simple range of art materials are needed - pencils, felt tips, oil pastels, glue, paints, string for garlands This 45 page pack includes: 1. Garlands to cut out and hang: Happy Chinese New Year 2018 Lantern bunting (includes colour your own and ready to hang) 2. Year of the Dog, a colouring and card making activity 3. Rooster activities, with templates and examples: A feathered/oil pastel rooster A 'hidden' geometric rooster A folk art inspired doodle rooster 3. Make a swirling snake mobile, with template and photographed example 4. Beautiful blossom projects: Make blossom bookmarks Oil pastel large blossom group art Blossom doodle page Finger print blossom branch activity - which can be made into a Chinese lantern 5. Design a Chinese Bowl and chopsticks activity, describe the foods inside 6. Chinese Boys and Girls traditional costumes Have fun designing patterns for these outfits - what would you wear? 7. Doodle dragon template and example 8. Chinese fan design 9. Lanterns 4 templates and pattern sheets to explore I hope you enjoy this activity pack! I've certainly enjoyed creating it - all images are original and have been hand drawn or computer generated by me. Sample my art projects here with my Free Year of the Dog activity available in this shop.

Amazing Animal Doodles - this is the perfect eye-catching art and creative writing project for your Winter or Animal Themed Classroom. This detailed resource is inspired by Folk Art around the world, using bold, simplistic geometric and floral shapes and bright colours highlighted against black and white. These doodle animal templates have been designed to really engage your students creatively, spark their imaginations and inspire them to explore and experiment with colour, shape and pattern. The resource pack contains: 1. outline templates: owl, stag, fox, bear, squirrel, rooster, hare 2. completed colored examples to use as inspiration and posters 3. pattern making template pages to experiment and design new patterns 4. a selection of background patterns to place cut out animal shapes onto 5. a creative writing activity page for each template - answer questions, write a short story and create a poem around your chosen animal 6. make your own ‘Folk Art Doodles’ banner to help display your students finished artworks 7. descriptive words and titles for the bulletin board Key materials needed: 1. good quality heavyweight paper for printing 2. Choose from felt tips / markers, colored pencils, crayons for the art activity The examples were created using Sharpies, black is important. 3. scissors, glue, string for banner

Create a positive, inspiring and respectful learning environment in your classroom with these imaginative, fun growth mindset posters, colouring pages, garlands and bookmarks. Contents: Growth Mindset Poster Positive affirmations, including, ‘I love a challenge, I am determined to succeed’ Fixed Mindset Poster Encourage an awareness that this doesn’t help us move forward ’I’m just not good enough, there’s no point in trying’ Questionnaire to encourage creative problem solving and personal growth: ‘3 ways I can’… be more imaginative, be an explorer, find inspiration… Ten colorful posters to decorate your classroom: Create Art, Dream Big, Get inspired, Be an Explorer, Be Awesome, Be Kind, Just Imagine, Try Again, Respect others, Just Be You All ten posters are included as outline colouring page templates Each poster is included as ‘4 to a page’ postcard size ‘affirmation cards’ A coloured garland to decorate the classroom Garland outline colouring template for students to decorate Photographed examples of 4 finished poster artworks to inspire your students. Ten ‘motivational words’ for the bulletin board or to use as student bookmarks: Solve, Design, Invent, Inspire, Create, Dream, Imagine, Enjoy, Explore, Smile! Ideal classroom decor to wow your students during the first week back!

This detailed creative Autumn/Fall themed Art activity pack has been designed to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental way. The templates and worksheets aim to encourage the exploration of colour themes, geometric shape, abstract pattern, mark making, doodling and graphic design, whilst also providing Fall themed decorations for the classroom or home. Shapes include acorn, oak leaf, maple leaf, apple, pumpkin This 30 page pack contains the following: 1. Classroom decorations a) Acorn Garland/bunting: both coloured and outline, ‘make your own’ options b) Fall is Here’, ‘Autumn is Here’ decorative posters, coloured and outline options c) Leaf Strips for bulletin board borders and making bookmarks 2. Creative writing / project page decorative Fall borders a) coloured leaf border b) outline leaf border c) outline acorn border 3. Creative Abstract Art Activity Templates with coloured examples and photographs, using watercolour paints, oil pastels, felt tip pens to give you ideas of how to use them a) hidden acorn in squares b) hidden acorn in diamonds/triangles c) hidden oak leaf in squares d) hidden oak leaf with random lines e) hidden maple leaf with random lines f) hidden apple in squares 4. Simple shapes for general use a) Maple Leaf b) Pumpkin c) Acorn d) Apple e) Oak Leaf Thanks for considering my activity pack.

This detailed creative Halloween Art activity pack has been designed to enthuse and engage children in a fun, experimental, imaginative way. The templates and worksheets aim to encourage the exploration of colour, shape, abstract pattern, mark making and graphic design. The examples and suggestions included, use watercolour paints, oil pastels and felt tips so projects are accessible and easy to set up. Crayons and coloured pencils can also be used. This 38 page pdf bumper pack contains the following: 1. 5 Halloween card designs to decorate 2. Pumpkin border pages for creative writing activities 3. Spooky bookmarks to make 4. Experimental / abstract activity templates a) ‘hidden’ ghoul b) ‘hidden’ pumpkin c) ‘hidden’ witch’s hat d) ‘hidden’ bat Photographs and examples are included, to show a range of ways to approach these activities. 5. Wonderful webs - 3 spiderweb activity sheets, ideal for fine motor skills 6. A selection of doodle sheets and simple templates for wall decoration, early finishers etc Including pumpkins, bats, ghouls, witch’s hats I hope you like the activity pack!

This 55+ pages fun Easter themed art and craft resource pack has been designed to encourage students to explore shape, colour, design and pattern in an abstract, contemporary, experimental way and to provide plenty of Easter themed decorations to enhance the classroom or hoeschool environment. Templates include bunnies, chicks, hens and Easter eggs and are suitable for multi levels of creative ability. Contents: 1. 9 posters / digitally coloured examples to print out and decorate the classroom 2. 18 Easter themed templates to decorate. Encourage students to think about colour palettes, shape and design. Some templates are inspired by Andy Warhol, Paul Klee and European folk art which can provide a starting point for discussion. 3. Ten Easter card templates to decorate and make to take home 4. Two ‘Happy Easter’ printable garlands, one ready to hang, one for students to decorate themselves 5. A selection of photographed examples to show to students for generating ideas Key materials needed: 1. heavy weight paper 3. felt tips / pencils / oil pastels / crayons / watercolour paints and brushes 4. scissors 5. string / tape / pegs for the garlands Please take a look around my store, where you’ll find lots of inspiring and affordable resource packs to spark young imaginations and keep creativity flowing. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2017